Rail-joint.



J.JUHASZ v RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE5,1v1a

1,058,293. Patented Feb.18, 1913.

ATTGkNBYs mmn STATES PATENT o n oE.

Josnr nonksz, or ii nrry samba, PENNSYLVANIA.

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110 all wkom i't may concern: Be it known that I, Jsnr Jumisz, a subject ofthe'King of Hungary, residing at Unity Station, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RaiLJoints, of which the following is a s ecification, reference being, had therein to t e accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ametallic tie and rail fastener, and the objects of my invention are toiprovide a tie of the ,I-beam' construction that can be used for supporting rails, and to furnish the top flanges of the tie with a novel fastener for preventing vertical and lateral displacement of a rail upon the tie, w'

'Further objects' of my invention are to provide a metallic-tie and rail fastener that eliminates the-use of splice-bars, clips, nuts and bolts, and to accomplish the above result by a'mechanical construction that is strong and durable, inexpensive to manu facture and highly eificient for the pur-' poses for which it is intended.

Iattain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and

referencdwill now whereinr- ,7 'Figure-l is a side elevation of a portion of a tie in accordance with this invention.

be had to the drawing,

Fig; 2V is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan. ig. 4:.isa perspective view of a rail chain-and Fig. 5 is aside elevation of;

- a portion of the tie illustrating a modified and arranged in said seats are the dependform of rail fasteners. i i

The reference numeral 1 denotes a tie of "the I-beam construction, said tie having base flanges 2 andtop flanges 3. The top flanges 3, adjacent-to the ends thereof are provided with transverse dove-tail seats 4 in-g dove-tailtongues of rail chairs 6. The rail chairs 6 are provided with openings 7 to receive rivets or pins 8 employed for Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June: ti, 1912. Seridl No. 701,820;

Patented Feb. 18 1913.

the he i Each rail chair'has miter longitudinal fasteners 9 that engage and overhang the outer base flange 10 of a rail 11 mounted on fwherein a rail chair 16' has inner and outer splice bars 17; This form of chair is placed in engagement with the flanges of a rail prior to the chair being placed in engagement with the tie.

What I claim is struction that has the to flanges thereof provided with adove-tai transverse seat,

tongueadaptedto engage in the seat of said tie, rivets connecting said chair to the top flanges 'of said tie, an integral outer rail fastener carried by said chair and adapted to .enga e and overhang the outer base flange o a railv placed upon said chair," a longitudinal rib carried by the inner edge of -said "chair, and a lug *formed integral with said rib and adapted tofengage in a v notch provided therefor in the inner base flange ofla, rail mounted upon said chair.

in the-presence of two witnesses.

JosEF JUHASZ. Witnessesi v" i *WANDA M. Ku'LEszA,

MARGARET GUARY.

connecting'the chairs to 5the top flanges of rovided with a lug 13' 'trated a ,Inodification of the invention,.

In a metallic tie and rail fastener, thecombination with a tie of the Lbeam conof a chair having a depending dove tail I In testimonywhereofl' afix my signature 

